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TITLE 26HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 555NURSING FACILITY ADMINISTRATORS
SUBCHAPTER DREFERRALS, COMPLAINT PROCEDURES, AND SANCTIONS
RULE §555.52Informal Reviews
(a) Before the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) initiates proceedings to revoke a license, suspend a license, or deny a license renewal, HHSC gives a licensee:

  (1) a description of the alleged rule violation warranting the proposed sanction; and

   (2) the option to:

    (A) request an informal review to demonstrate that the licensee did not violate nursing facility administrator (NFA) licensure rules or commit the alleged violation; or

     (B) request a formal hearing; or

     (C) accept the sanction.

 (b) A licensee's request for an informal review must:

  (1) be received by HHSC within 10 calendar days after the licensee receives the notice letter from HHSC; and

   (2) contain documentation that refutes the allegations.

 (c) HHSC conducts the informal review:

  (1) by telephone;

   (2) in person; or

   (3) by reviewing the licensee's written response and supporting evidence.

 (d) HHSC provides the licensee with official notice of the outcome of the informal review.
Source Note: The provisions of this §555.52 adopted to be effective June 1, 2004, 29 TexReg 4233; amended to be effective June 1, 2009, 34 TexReg 2795; amended to be effective February 15, 2017, 42 TexReg 569; transferred effective May 1, 2019, as published in the Texas Register April 12, 2019, 44 TexReg 1880; amended to be effective November 14, 2021, 46 TexReg 7791

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